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Samsung bets big on internet-connected devices in India

Opportunity India Desk Jul 05, 2019 - 1 min read

Samsung will roll out more connected appliances in India as it is betting big on the Internet of Things (IoT) technology gaining pace in the country. South Korean tech giant already sells smart refrigerators and washing machines in India. It further expects the demand for such internet-connected appliances to grow as 5G is rolled out ...

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Samsung aims 20% growth in Indian tablet business this year

Opportunity India Desk Jun 25, 2019 - 1 min read

Tech major Samsung eyes 20% growth in tablet PC business this year in India as it lines up new devices in the market for catering to demand of millennial buyers. Aditya Babbar, Director Mobile Business, Samsung India, said, "For us, our tablet range has been doing well. We saw an 8 per cent increase (in ...

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IIT Bhubaneswar to partner with Japan-based AOTS for technical cooperation

Opportunity India Desk Apr 11, 2019 - 1 min read

In order to promote technical co-operation, Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar will partner with the Association for Overseas Technical Co-operation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS), a Japanese organization. AOTS is established under the Japanese Government, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI). Currently, it functions as their policy implementations organizations in the field of Industry ...

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Amazon Web Services Educate Programme to be adopted by IIT Kharagpur

Opportunity India Desk Mar 18, 2019 - 1 min read

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur will soon be adopting Amazon Web Services (AWS) Educate programme for helping students gain cloud computing skills including hands-on experience in artificial intelligence (AI). PP Chakrabarti, Director of IIT Kharagpur, said, "We are happy to introduce AWS Educate programme to provide AWS Cloud Computing experience and AI-enablement for all ...

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Inland, coastal maritime technology centre to be set up at IIT Kharagpur

Opportunity India Desk Mar 11, 2019 - 1 min read

A state-of-the-art Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT) is being set up at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) under the flagship Sagarmala programme of the Ministry of Shipping (MoS). This centre will be set up at a cost of Rs 69.20 crore. The IIT-Kharagpur statement said, "The Centre will provide applied ...

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IIT Hyderabad's E-Cell to organise entrepreneurship summit

Opportunity India Desk Mar 08, 2019 - 1 min read

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad's (IIT-H) Entrepreneurial Cell (E-Cell) will organise entrepreneurship summit on March 30 and 31. The two-day summit is being held with an aim to bring together budding entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investors, start-ups and students from all over India. During the event at IIT-H campus, students and institutes from across the nation ...

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IIT Hyderabad introduces programme in Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies

Opportunity India Desk Mar 07, 2019 - 1 min read

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad has a first-of-a-kind, five-week residential programme in Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies. This professional programme will be provided in partnership with TalentSprint, starting May 27 this year. With this programme, the participant can learn about artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, and Quantum Computing from top-rated IITH professors. ...

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IIT Indore introduces course on techniques in drug design

Opportunity India Desk Mar 05, 2019 - 1 min read

Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT-I) has unveiled an active learning course on "Tools and Techniques in Drug Design, Discovery and Delivery". The course is sponsored by the technical education quality improvement programme (TEQIP), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). The course will see participation from students and faculties from various engineering colleges from Madhya ...

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IIT-Roorkee to launch elective course on stainless steel & advanced carbon special steel

Opportunity India Desk Feb 22, 2019 - 1 min read

IIT-Roorkee, in association with Jindal Stainless, will introduce an elective course on stainless steel and advanced carbon special steel. The duration of this course will be 3.5 months and is expected to start in July 2019. The elective course will be including the study of these metals in detail, comprising the uniqueness of various grades, ...

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IIT Kharagpur to launch full scholarship programme for SAARC students

Opportunity India Desk Feb 20, 2019 - 1 min read

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) will launch a full scholarship programme for students from the SAARC region. The programme will be open for full-time students across all levels of study, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral studies, from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Starting this month, the institute will be reaching out to universities and ...

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